SAN BERNARDINO – Family members of a 20-year-old pregnant woman killed Friday by a hit-and-run driver in Victorville made a plea to the driver to come forward during a news conference on Tuesday.

Dejuan Smith, who was five months pregnant with her second child, was pushing her 14-month-old daughter in a stroller just before 10:30 a.m. Friday when she was struck from behind by a pickup truck. The collision killed Smith and her unborn child.

Smith’s family joined the San Bernardino County Sherrif’s Department Tuesday in asking the public for leads.

“She was struck from behind (by) what (we) believe was a Ford pickup truck,” said Deputy Chief John McMahon.

Smith’s 14-month-old daughter, Aapple, was thrown from the stroller but survived.

“The driver fled the scene and remains unidentified,” McMahon said.

Sheriff’s investigators found evidence at the scene of the crash, leading them to believe the truck was a Ford, but they don’t know the model, year or color. The truck should have damage to its right front corner, and should be missing its passenger-side mirror, McMahon said.

“There are no known witnesses at this point,” he said. “It’s critical for anyone with information to come forward. Solving this case is as important to us as it is to Dejuan’s family.”

Holding Aapple at the podium during the news conference, Smith’s mother, Reba Wilson, called on the hit-and-run driver to come forward.

“This grandbaby is without a mother,” she said. “We’re without a daughter, and a sister.

“I’m asking the public, please. Just think, if this was your child, you would cry for her too. Please. Our family just needs closure.”

Anyone with information is urged to contact Deputy James Snow at 760-241-2911.